Thomas E. Carey papers, 1901-1938.

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Thomas E. Carey papers, 1901-1938.

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Thomas E. Carey was chairman of Montana Railroad / Public Service Commission and later State Treasurer. Collection consists of letters (1932) congratulating him on his election as Railroad Commissioner, additional correspondence (1908-1938), a brand registration, minutes (1905) of a meeting of Forest Reserve Committee in Philipsburg, decorative postcards, poems, membership cards, etc. Collection consists of letters (1932) congratulating him on his election as Railroad Commissioner; additional correspondence (1908-1938), including two letters from friends alleging that the prosecuting attorney in the case against him had framed him; a brand registration (1901), minutes (1905) of a meeting of Forest Reserve Committee in Philipsburg, decorative postcards (1907-1912), poems, membership cards, etc.

.1 lin. ft.

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